Crime & Safety
Perp Pickpockets 85-Year-Old Woman At Queens Subway Station: NYPD
The thief reached into the woman's purse and stole her wallet at the 46 Street-Bliss subway station, police said.
SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS -- Police are searching for the thief who allegedly stole an 85-year-old woman's wallet right from her purse at a Sunnyside subway station.
The unidentified man walked with the woman into the 46 Street-Bliss 7 subway station at around 2 p.m. on Friday, cops said.
Before leaving, he reached into the woman's purse and took her wallet, which had $130 cash, a debit card and personal papers inside, police said.
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Cops estimated the perp to be about 30 years old with black hair and brown eyes, weighing roughly 125 pounds and standing at around 5 feet tall. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, dark shoes and a blue baseball cap.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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